Garter



M. D. PRICE March 17,1925.

GARTER Filed Nov. 13, 1922 Patented Mar. 17, 1925. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MITCHELL 13. PRICE, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

GARTER.

Application filed November 13, 1922. Serial No. 600,751. v

the necessity of the usual metallic buckle whereby possibility of thesharp edge of the buckle contacting the leg of the wearer is obviated. r

A further feature of the invention resides in the constructionalarrangement whereby the limb encircling member of'the garter may beadjusted without the necessity of the usual slip buckle heretoforeemployed. Furthermore by reason of the garter construction hereinillustrated the fastening or unfastening of the limb encircling membermay be accomplished with facility.

The advantageous features and details of construction will be made moreapparent as the description proceeds, especially when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is afragmentary perspective view constructed in accordance with myinvention, I

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the garter unfastened, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the garter with thelength of the limb encircling member adjusted.

Referring now particularly to the drawings wherein like referencecharacters indi' cate like parts throughout it will be noted that thereis illustrated a garter pad 10 which is preferably of the shape shown inthe drawings, which pad is provided with a hose engaging member 11 whichcan be of any desired type or construction. The pad 10 is, as in otherknown types of garters, formed of cloth or fabric and attached theretoas at 12 is one end of a limb encircling member 13 which is preferably,al though not necessarily, formed of elastic material.

The free end of the limb encircling member 13 is formed with anenlargement or roll 14 which may be provided by rolling the end of thelimb encircling member or by securing to the limb encircling member asmall metal cylinder or the like which will be enveloped and enclosed bythe end of the limb encircling member and thereby securely fastenedthereto. In any event a roll or enlargement 14 is provided for a purposewhich will be later apparent.

Secured to the pad 10 in spaced parallel relation is a plurality ofguiding and securing hook members, these members being'here' indicatedas three in number and designated by the reference characters 15, 16 and17.-

Obviously the number of these hook mem here as well as the distancebetween the same may be varied as constructional require Each hookmember is substantially U as to facilitate the insertion of the limbencircling member therein.

The arrangement of 1s preferably, although not necessarily, as

illustrated in'the drawings, with two ofthe members disposed with theiropen side toward the bottom and with the intermediate member 16 disposedso that its open side is arrianged adjacent'the upper edge of the a 1 pIn ordinary use of the garter, the free end of the limb encirclingmember 13 is fastened to the pad in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1,thatis, by causing the limb encircling member to engage the spaced hookmembers, with the enlargement or roll 14 hearing against the member 17disposed adjacent :the inner end of the pad. Obviously the limbencircling member may be easily inserted in these guiding and fasteningmembers by slipping the edge thereof under the upturned end 19 of eachmember. Furthermore it will be apparent thatshould it be desired toincrease the active length of the limb encircling member that the limbencircling member need only to engage two of the members or in fact,only one, the enlargement 14: in this instance engaging either themember 16 or the member 15 as will be immediately ap arent.

n the other hand should it become neces,

the hook members ments dictate. e

sary to shorten the activelengtli-iofthe limb encircling; men'1ber 13this may be aoconr plished in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.In this figure it, Will'be noted that the limb encircling member islooped'around the innermost hook member 17 and is then again passedthrough the member 16 and the enlargement 1%; caused; tojengage theoutermost member 15.

'1 l mb, encircl ng member In any event the tension; upon! t holds thesame seenrely in place with i refer- 8110613207316 pad, 10. l rom theforegoing it Wlll be clearly obvious; to those skilled in i this, artthat-- a: garter of considerablen'ier-it and utility; 'is' provided" andone: in which 1 the limbiencireling men ber be adjustably secured inplace, with 1 the elimination however; of; the ohjentionable V buckle.Further -mor e in. addition to the assured conifer-t to the wearer, thearrangement aifords efficient prov sion-for a;pos1t1ve:andisecure andeasily accomplished V garter. fasteningmeans. I

' QlilVlOllS .IHQClIfiCatIODS willisuggest them selves and to this end Ihereby make-reserfV-tttlQH t'o-make-sueh changes lll llllfi'SPQGlfiGdetails of: oonstruction as may. come Within the purview of theaceompanying claims.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim ism L'In a: garter-5apad, a limb encircling member, an enlargement on theendot the limbencircling member andgaplurality of outwardly proj e'eting membersmounted on the pad and engageableby said limb en- -C1ICll11g member andsaid enlargement for guiding and securing said limb encircling member:

2; In-a 'garten;apada: limbencircling member, anenlargement formed onthe free end of" said limb {encircling member and a plurality ot' spacedp arallel hook members secured to said pad with the open sidesthereofalternately oppositely dis-posed and en gageable by said limb encirclingmember and enlargement for adjustablysecuring the endofthe limbencircling member to and engaging said hook members for adjustably Isecuring the; end of said; limb enciroling member to said J pad.

4%. In a garter-,- a padythe-limb; encircling member secured to one end,of-sai ipaian enlargement secured-to the freeend (If-said limbencircling member and aplurality-bf U-shapeel memberssecured tosa-idqpad with the open ends thereof alternately dispersed in oppositedirections whereby the; free: end of said limb encircling member may becaused to engage saidolips Witlrtheenlargement. engaging one of: saidclips for; the purpose'desoribed; i v

5; In a garter,. a, pad), a limb encireling membersecured to one end ofsaidipad, an

enlargement carried by the free end ofsaid limbencircling member, aplurality; of shaped members, means for securing; said members toisaidp'ad,, said-.membersflbeing arranged in: spaced parallel relation: withthe: open side of said; members I alternately disposed inopposite:directions :whereby the free end! of said: limb encircling member andsaid enlargement may be caused to. de-

tachably engage said; member for securing the free end: of said, limbencircling member tosaid pad.

' MITCHELL D; PRICE.

